Workshop for public representatives of Batticaloa district

Shirley Wijesinghe

Public representatives recently elected to local bodies in the Batticaloa district together with the official staff have been greatly benefitted by the six-day workshop organised by the Ministry, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon said.

The Minister said so at the certificate awarding ceremony at the conclusion of the workshop.

He said the holding of Local Government and Provincial Council elections in the East had strengthened the democratic rights of the people. It further strengthened democracy in the East specially after the liberation of the province from the tyrannical LTTE grip.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance organised the workshop where 60 public representatives from the Manmunai, Manmunai (North East), Erawilpaththu, Koralepaththu and Eravur Pradeshiya Sabhas and 40 officials were among the participants. Principles of Local Government Administration and Local Government Ordinance Strategies in public service were the main topics discussed.

The lectures were delivered by qualified and experienced resource personnel in the Tamil medium.